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[Verse 1] [D]Break the news, you're walking out [C]To be a good man for someone else [D]Sorry, I was never good like you[C] [D]Stood on my chest and kept me down Hat[C]ed hearing my name on the lips of a crowd [D]Did my best to exist just for[C] you [Pre-chorus 1] Bet you rue the [D]day you kissed a writer in the [C]dark Bet you rue the [D]day you kissed a writer in the [C]dark Now she's gonna [D]play and sing and lock you in her [C]heart Bet you rue the [D]day you kissed a [C]writer in the [G]dark [Chorus 1] [G]I am my mother's child, I'll [Am]love you 'til my [Em]breathing stops I'll [Am]love you 'til you [Em]call the cops on [D]me [G]But in our darkest hours, I [Am]stumbled on a [Em]secret power I'll [Am]find a way to [Em]be without you, b[D]abe [Verse 2] [D]I still feel you, now and then [C]Slow like pseudo-ephedrine [D]When you see me, will you say I've [C]changed? [D]I ride the subway, read the signs I [C]let the seasons change my mind I [G]love it here since I've stopped needing [D]you [Pre-chorus 2] Bet you rue the [D]day you kissed a writer in the [C]dark Bet you rue the [D]day you kissed a writer in the [C]dark Now she's gonna [D]play and sing and lock you in her [C]heart Bet you rue the [D]day you kissed a [C]writer in the [G]dark [Chorus 2] [G]I am my mother's child, I'll [Am]love you 'til my [Em]breathing stops I'll [Am]love you 'til you [Em]call the cops on [D]me [G]But in our darkest hours, I [Am]stumbled on a [Em]secret power I'll [Am]find a way to [Em]be without you, b[D]abe [Chorus 3] [G]I am my mother's child, I'll [Am]love you 'til my [Em]breathing stops I'll [Am]love you 'til you [Em]call the cops on [D]me [G]But in our darkest hours, I [Am]stumbled on a [Em]secret power I'll [Am]find a way to [Em]be without you, b[D]abe [Outro 1] [G][Am][Em] [Am][Em][D] [G][Am][Em] [Am][Em][D]
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